A teen boy was hospitalized Tuesday after he was apparently injured following a homecoming week toilet-papering prank, Grafton police said.

Officers showed up at Grafton High School on Monday night, students who apparently were toilet-papering part of the school ran off in the dark.

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Police said the students parked their cars nearby at Aurora Hospital and hospital staff called police when they spotted the students hiding.

But the parents of a 16-year-old student called police Tuesday morning, saying their son was missing.

"One of the officers did a grid search in that area, located a 16-year-old male individual down in a ravine. It appeared the subject fell and struck his head," said Grafton Police Capt. Joseph Gabrish.

Police reported the boy was lethargic and mumbling, but conscious, when he was found.

"The young man's sedated. There was a laceration on the head. And we're hopeful once this sedation medicine wears off he'll respond positively," said Grafton Schools Superintendent Mel Lightner.

School officials said none of the students involved in the prank face suspensions, but they could be suspended from school athletic events or other campus activities.

"I feel really sorry for the kid. I hope he recovers fast. You know, gets back in school," said student Vishnu Katkoori.